Martin Spegelj

Martin Spegelj (11 November 1927-11 May 2014) was the Defense Minister of Croatia from 24 August 1990 to 2 July 1991, succeeding Petar Kriste and preceding Sime Dodan.

Biography
Martin Spegelj was born in Pitomaca, Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1927, and he was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. Eventually, he rose to become a Yugoslav People's Army general, commanding the 5th Army District in Zagreb, Croatia. From 1990 to 1991, he was Defense Minister of Croatia, and he illegally armed the Croatians in preparation for Croatian secession from Yugoslavia. He retired in 1992, and he criticized Franjo Tudman and his HDZ party.